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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…ponding to the assets referred to in a below and sums deposited in a forestry investment and insurance account provided for in Chapter II of Title V of Book III of the Forestry Code, provided: a. that…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-8

…ities listed in article R. 212-7. These establishments carry out the training using their own resources and those allocated to them. However, when they are unable to provide all the training, they may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

…ing an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

…dified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contract for service and supp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article D2343-8

The municipality's accounting officer shall attach to his accounts, as supporting documents, a statement of the landed property, annuities and movable claims making up the municipality's assets or an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals placed under a protection order

Article L425-8

In the event of the defendant's final conviction, a foreign national holding a residence permit under articles L. 425-6 and L. 425-7 who have lodged a complaint for acts of violence committed against…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-8

…ork according to the same posted collective working timetable, the working time of each employee concerned is counted according to the following procedures: 1° Daily, by recording, by any means, the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-8

…order issued in the same manner also sets the amount of each of the payments to be made in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 4425-10 and R. 4425-11. In assessing the costs to be f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

I. - The estates of:1° of servicemen of the French and allied armies who died under the flags during the war;2° of servicemen who, either under the flags or after being sent home, will have died, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-78

…rimarily for the benefit of employees, their families and trainees, regardless of how they are financed, under conditions determined by decree in the Council of State. This decree determines in partic…

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